PHILADELPHIA -- — Jayson Tatum scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-110 on Sunday night.

Tatum added 11 assists and seven rebounds. Jaylen Brown scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds and six assists. Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points and Derrick White added 17.

Tyrese Maxey scored 23 points in the first half to help put the 76ers up by 23 at the break. Maxey finished with 34 points, his fifth straight 30-point game and 14th consecutive game of 28 or more.

Kelly Oubre had 18 points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia, Guerschon Yabusele scored 21 points and Ricky Council IV added 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

Takeaways

Celtics: It wasn’t just Tatum and Brown for the Celtics in the fourth quarter as they scored 25 of the first 31 points of the frame. White and Sam Hauser hit two 3-pointers each, and a 3 by Tatum with 6:51 left put Boston up for good at 101-100.

76ers: Philadelphia beat the Celtics 118-114 in Boston on Christmas Day thanks to 27 points from Joel Embiid and seven 3-pointers from Caleb Martin. Both missed Sunday’s game. Martin sat out his 12th straight with a hip strain and Embiid his 15th straight with a knee issue.

Key moment

The 76ers went ahead 94-72 on a dunk by Yabusele with 1:31 left in the third, but the Celtics cut the deficit to 14 after three quarters. The total run was 33-6 into the fourth.

Key stat

After shooting 33.3% from the field in the first half, the Celtics shot 28 for 42 (67.7%) after the break and 15 for 22 (68.2%) in the fourth quarter.

Up next

Celtics: Visit Cleveland on Tuesday for a matchup between the top two teams in the East.

76ers: Host Dallas on Tuesday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Kristaps Porzingis vs. Guerschon Yabusele (Jrue Holiday gains possession)	0	0
11:51	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	0	0
11:49	Ricky Council IV defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Guerschon Yabusele misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:26	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Tyrese Maxey shooting foul	0	0
11:14	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:14	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
10:57	Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot	0	2
10:54	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	0	2
10:44	Derrick White misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:40	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	0	2
10:22	Tyrese Maxey misses 17-foot two point shot	0	2
10:19	Justin Edwards offensive rebound	0	2
10:16	Tyrese Maxey makes 27-foot three point jumper	3	2
10:10	Ricky Council IV transition take foul	3	2
10:10	Jrue Holiday makes free throw 1 of 1	3	3
9:58	Kristaps Porzingis misses 10-foot jumper	3	3
9:56	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	3	3
9:49	Kristaps Porzingis blocks Ricky Council IV 's 5-foot driving layup	3	3
9:49	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	3	3
9:40	Jaylen Brown makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	3	5
9:17	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	5
9:17	Celtics defensive team rebound	3	5
9:06	Kristaps Porzingis makes layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	3	7
8:54	Jaylen Brown kicked ball violation	3	7
8:47	Ricky Council IV makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	6	7
8:38	Derrick White misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	7
8:36	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	6	7
8:26	Ricky Council IV makes driving layup	8	7
8:10	Jaylen Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	7
8:07	Ricky Council IV defensive rebound	8	7
7:56	Guerschon Yabusele makes layup (Ricky Council IV assists)	10	7
7:46	Kristaps Porzingis misses 31-foot three point jumper	10	7
7:43	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	10	7
7:41	Jrue Holiday shooting foul	10	7
7:41	Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 2	11	7
7:41	Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 2	12	7
7:26	Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	12	10
7:11	Tyrese Maxey makes driving layup	14	10
7:11	Derrick White shooting foul	14	10
7:11	Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 1	15	10
6:53	Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	10
6:50	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	15	10
6:44	Tyrese Maxey makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	10
6:44	Celtics Full timeout	18	10
6:44	Al Horford enters the game for Jayson Tatum	18	10
6:44	Jaden Springer enters the game for Jrue Holiday	18	10
6:26	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	10
6:25	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	18	10
6:18	Ricky Council IV offensive foul	18	10
6:18	Ricky Council IV turnover	18	10
6:09	Jaden Springer misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	10
6:06	Ricky Council IV defensive rebound	18	10
5:51	Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three pointer	21	10
5:30	Kristaps Porzingis misses 5-foot jumper	21	10
5:28	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	21	10
5:25	Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul	21	10
5:25	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	21	10
5:25	76ers offensive team rebound	21	10
5:25	Reggie Jackson enters the game for Ricky Council IV	21	10
5:25	Kyle Lowry enters the game for Justin Edwards	21	10
5:25	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	21	10
5:22	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	21	10
5:12	Derrick White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	21	13
4:57	Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot	21	13
4:55	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	21	13
4:50	Kristaps Porzingis makes 27-foot three point shot (Derrick White assists)	21	16
4:37	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses driving layup	21	16
4:35	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	21	16
4:30	Jaylen Brown makes 9-foot two point shot (Derrick White assists)	21	18
4:20	76ers Full timeout	21	18
4:16	Jaden Springer personal foul	21	18
4:00	Reggie Jackson makes 17-foot two point shot	23	18
3:53	Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	18
3:50	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	23	18
3:46	Jaylen Brown bad pass (Reggie Jackson steals)	23	18
3:34	Guerschon Yabusele misses 5-foot hook shot	23	18
3:31	Derrick White defensive rebound	23	18
3:23	Kristaps Porzingis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	23	21
3:00	Justin Edwards enters the game for Kelly Oubre Jr.	23	21
3:00	Adem Bona enters the game for Guerschon Yabusele	23	21
3:00	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Jaylen Brown	23	21
3:00	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	23	21
3:00	Sam Hauser enters the game for Derrick White	23	21
2:55	Tyrese Maxey misses 17-foot two point shot	23	21
2:52	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	23	21
2:47	Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover (Adem Bona steals)	23	21
2:43	Adem Bona lost ball turnover (Jayson Tatum steals)	23	21
2:28	Al Horford misses layup	23	21
2:26	Adem Bona defensive rebound	23	21
2:22	Justin Edwards makes 22-foot running pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)	26	21
2:12	Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	21
2:09	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	26	21
2:01	Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot	26	21
1:58	Al Horford defensive rebound	26	21
1:54	Sam Hauser misses 28-foot three point shot	26	21
1:51	Kyle Lowry defensive rebound	26	21
1:40	Adem Bona offensive foul	26	21
1:40	Adem Bona turnover	26	21
1:19	Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	21
1:16	Kyle Lowry defensive rebound	26	21
1:11	Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)	28	21
1:07	Reggie Jackson personal foul	28	21
46.0	Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover (Kyle Lowry steals)	28	21
32.1	Jayson Tatum shooting foul	28	21
32.1	Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2	28	21
32.1	76ers offensive team rebound	28	21
32.1	Kelly Oubre Jr. enters the game for Justin Edwards	28	21
32.1	Reggie Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	29	21
25.1	Jaden Springer misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	21
22.1	Reggie Jackson defensive rebound	29	21
4.2	Tyrese Maxey misses 27-foot three point shot	29	21
2.0	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	29	21
1.1	Sam Hauser out of bounds bad pass turnover	29	21
0.0	Reggie Jackson misses 42-foot three point jumper	29	21
0.0	76ers offensive team rebound	29	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	21

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Venue

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia, PA

Date & Time

11:00 PM, February 2, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, NBC Sports BO, NBC Sports Phil

Attendance

19,766

Referees

Mark Lindsay, Tre Maddox, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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